Oscar, that's correct. I'll probably be adjusting the pause from eye level down to just below nose.

Ever wonder what somebody would think if they heard you discussing powerlifting but did not know you were discussing powerlifting? "From now on I'm going to pause just below my nose instead of at my eyes." Huh?

Well I seem to have messed up my left shoulder somehow. Really don't know what did it, but suspect either the mixed grip from deadlifts or the pause bench variations.

Anyway, this leaves me scrapping cycle 4 and resuming, likely with weights lowered a bit, once the shoulder feels ok, which i hope will be no more than a week, though I'm kind of planning for two as worst case.

Doing "Boring but big" mostly to get back to basics, adding just curls and Bulgarians, which are apparently crucial to my squat and deadlift gains. Also intrasetting planks every day, these are harmless and fun, and I want to see if I can make progress.

If numbers improve with this selection, will repeat it in Cycle 6, as continuation of getting back to basics and sticking to what I know works for me.

Day 1:
Press (5/3/1)

Weighted Chins, neutral grip, 20 reps:

Intraset: Press (Volume) / Planks

Day 2:
Deadlift (5/3/1)

Intraset: Bulgarians / Curls / Planks

Day 3:
Bench (5/3/1)

Rows (5/3/1)

Intraset: Bench (Volume) / Planks

Day 4:
Squat (5/3/1)

Intraset: Bulgarians / Planks

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KenDowns wrote:Also intrasetting planks every day, these are harmless and fun...

You must be amazingly easy to entertain.

If you think planks are fun, you obviously have never done one. After running, this is the most boring exercise known to humankind.

Doc, I read your journal so I was betting with myself whether you'd weigh in with this opinion.

I have a weight vest with 4 rows of slots, that lets me get 32# close to my waist. So I do that. This keeps the reps shorter, and intra-setting them with some other exercise significantly relieves the boredom, as you're not sitting around resting, waiting to sit around stiff as a plank, waiting for it to be over so you can sit around resting...

Feel like I did my first real workout since thanskgiving. The arm still feels weird, was I maybe a little more sore than usual for a little longer? If I have to think about it that hard then I'm not going to think about it at all.

Glad to be actually lifting again. Looking forward to deads and Bulgarians tomorrow.

I hate planks too. I figure that pushups are less boring but if I concentrate on keeping good form, that's as good as a plank.

Stu Ward
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